We deliver strategic and sustainable projects. We plan, design, develop and manage projects for the public and private sectors.
We have been responsible for some of the largest infrastructural projects on the island.

N11 Arklow Rathnew & N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade PPP

N11 Arklow Rathnew & N7 Newlands Cross Upgrade PPP

National Roads Authority

Ireland

Major urban interchange in Dublin delivered on budget and ahead of programme.

Newlands Cross free flow junction on the N7 Dublin/Cork road which was scheduled to open in January 2015 opened to traffic on 19th November 2014.

This was the last signal-controlled junction between the Northern Ireland Border and the Dunkettle Roundabout in Cork. The N7 at this location carries approximately 90,000 people daily making it the second busiest road in the Republic of Ireland. The design of this junction upgrade has three lanes in each direction and will reduce the journey time for inter-urban users and local motorists.

The flyover element has a two-span bridge structure with extensive embankments on the east and west sides of the junction. The materials used for the embankments were all sourced locally and environmentally friendly cement was used to reduce CO2 emissions.

RPS is the National Roads Authority’s Representative on this project, which also includes the N11 Arklow Rathnew Scheme, approximately 16.5km of dual carriageway with 8 bridge structures through County Wicklow.

RPS was appointed to this industry leading project in March 2014, in partnership with SGN and ULC Pipeline Robotics. The objective is to develop new robotic technologies that can operate inside a live gas distribution main. This new technology will be capable of internally sealing mechanical joints and Weco seals along with the ability to collect data using sensors for pipe risk analysis.

RPS is providing technical assessments at key milestones in the development of robotic solutions, assessing and carrying out technical reports supporting the development of operational procedures in support of deployment, and the analysis and reporting of field trial data throughout deployment.

The project has significant importance for gas initiatives in Great Britain in terms of substantial savings in public disruption, costs of pavement excavation and reinstatement, as well as improving risk management of metallic mains and reduction in gas leakage and repair costs.

European Green Capital

European Green Capital

DG Environment, European Commission

Ireland

RPS is the Secretariat for the European Green Capital Award since November 2010. The Award is an initiative of the European Commission, DG Environment.

Since the launch of the Award in 2008, six cities have been designated a European Green Capital; Stockholm, Sweden in 2010; Hamburg, Germany in 2011; Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain's Basque region in 2012; Nantes, in Western France in 2013, the Danish capital, Copenhagen in 2014 and Bristol in the UK is the European Green Capital 2015 title holder. Ljubljana will hold the European Green Capital Award in 2016.

As Secretariat, RPS manages both the delivery of the competition on a technical level and the public awareness related to the Award through the European Green Capital Award website (www.europeangreencapital.eu), Facebook, Wikipedia and Twitter pages, and through various communication channels such as brochures and press releases.

The European Green Leaf, a competition aimed at smaller cities has been launched for 2015. This competition is aimed at cities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants that show a strong commitment to green growth and a sustainable urban environment. It will also be awarded on an annual basis by the European Commission.

Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant

Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant

Dublin City Council / Irish Water

The Ballymore Eustace Plant is Ireland's largest water treatment plant.

The facility serves Dublin, Kildare, Dún-Laoghaire and South Dublin with more than 300 mega litres of water daily (Ml/d). The development has a 400 Ml capacity and is the culmination of a 30 year plan designed to provide Dublin with a state of the art, cost effective water supply. The plant is not only capable of meeting the current demands, it provides for the needs of the greater Dublin area for the medium term until a longer term new source is developed post 2020.

There has been a treatment plant at Ballymore Eustace since the 1940's, which was expanded six times until the 1980's, but the developments were not integrated and RPS was engaged to assist in planning and delivery of a modern integrated facility. RPS has been providing planning, design and engineering services on this project since 2002.

Our approach in relation to the planning, implementation and design had to be highly innovative due to the environmentally sensitive location of the plant and the need to maintain an uninterrupted water supply to the city. Our solution was to rebuild the plant piece by piece – shutting down the old facilities in the staged process as the new elements came online.

The plant combines the robust engineering required of a national strategic asset with innovative engineering approaches resulting in real whole life cost value for the current utility provider, Irish Water.

Carlow Flood Relief Project

Carlow Flood Relief Project

Carlow County Council

The award winning Carlow Flood Relief project safeguards residents of Carlow Town against the threat of flooding.

Carlow Town, with a population of over 23,000, has been affected by flooding from the Rivers Barrow and Burrin for many years.

The design of Carlow Flood Relief Scheme recommended containment of the 100 year flood within the river channels as the preferred solution, to be achieved through the construction of reinforced concrete and sheetpiled floodwalls.

The biggest challenge for RPS as project designer and engineer was to design defences that would not adversely impact on the town’s long relationship with its rivers. The project involved considerable correspondence with multiple stakeholders. The flood defence works incorporated new amenity facilities in the area, including a new improved boat slip and a pedestrian tow path.

As well as protecting the built environment and creating a new public realm, the works have provided an added benefit to the town by regenerating areas and enhancing the public’s association with the town’s rivers. The project won the Protecting the Built Environment Award at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2014.

Titanic Quarter Flood Risk Assessment & Masterplan

Titanic Quarter Flood Risk Assessment & Masterplan

Titanic Quarter Ltd

Northern Ireland

The new Titanic Signature Building is a centerpiece and key catalyst in the regeneration of Belfast's Titanic Quarter, and the economic recovery of Northern Ireland.

RPS was commissioned to provide civil, structural and fire engineering services in relation to the project. As a phase of the overall Titanic Quarter project, the Titanic Signature Building links together key Titanic heritage sites on Queen’s Island in the Belfast Docklands.

RPS was involved in the detailed design of the site civil engineering infrastructure works which included ground decontamination. These works are essential components in the development of the site and they have been designed to accommodate the future development that is anticipated to take place. These works include new roads, signalised junctions, upgrading of the existing carriageways adjacent to the site and public realm areas along with the site drainage infrastructure.